Photocopied black and white photograph of the MacLeans of Machair House, Ruaig.
Wedding photograph of Duncan MacLean of Machair House, Ruaig, and Alix MacDonald of Skye taken in the 1920s. Additional information on the back of the photocopy.
Family tree illustrating relationships between some MacIntyre, MacMillan, MacLean, MacKinnon and MacInnes families in the east end of Tiree.
Family tree illustrating relationships between some MacIntyre, MacMillan, MacLean, MacKinnon and MacInnes families in the east end of Tiree.
Black and white photograph of Taigh Iain Mhoir and Taigh Eairdsidh, Ruaig in 1956.
L-R: Taigh Iain Mhoir and Taigh Eairdsidh, Ruaig in 1956.
Black and white photograph of shepherd Donald MacDonald
Shepherd Donald MacDonald of Ruaig.
Black and white photograph of Hugh Lamont of Ruaig Post Office.
L-R: Hugh Lamont of Ruaig Post Office with an unknown man, probably taken between WWI and WWII.
Photocopied 1946 Travel Identity Card for Donald Lamont.
1946 Travel Identity Card with photograph for Donald Lamont (b. 8/9/1890) from Ruaig, a civil servant in Glasgow.
Photocopied newspaper cutting with list of those awarded MBEs.
List of MBEs including Donald Lamont from Ruaig, a surveyor with the Board of Customs and Excise.
Township history for Soay, Brock, Ruaig and Salum researched and written by Hector MacPhail.
Information about Soay and about prominent families in Brock, Ruaig and Salum – the MacKinnons/Sinclairs, Lamonts, MacLeans, MacLeods and MacInneses.
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Black and white photograph of Ruaig School 1925-6.
Ruaig School, 1925-6. L-R: (back row) Robert MacLeod, teacher; Neil MacDonald, Brock; ?; ? ; Archie Falls; Charlie Lamont; Archie MacFadyen, Ardeas; Lachie MacLean, Vaul; (2nd back row) Donald MacDonald, Brock; Mary Donnelly *; Morag Lamont; Peggy Nicholson *; Kate MacGill *; Annie MacLean (now in Africa); Chrissie MacInnes, Salum; Flora MacKinnon, Dunmore; Mary MacKinnon, Seaside, Vaul; Ina Anderson *; Donald MacArthur, Milton; Donald Archie Cameron; Miss MacKinnon, teacher from Mull; (middle row) Hughina MacDonald; Flora MacLean, Caoles; (2nd front row) Jessie MacGill *; ?; Lizzie MacGill *; Lizzie Barr *; Ina Falls *; Annie Lamont, Ruaig; Maggie MacKinnon; Lizzie Hobbins (cousin of Lachaidh Sheumais); Effie MacArthur, Roisgeal; (front row) Neil MacLean, Carnan; Angus Lamont; Lamont twin; Lamont twin; John Falls *; Mark Hare *; David MacLean; John MacFadyen, Ardeas; Effie Berry (Donald Berry’s mother); Lachie MacFadyen; Ruby MacDougall *; 44 Willie MacIntosh.
Audio cassette recording of Archie MacKinnon interviewed by Maggie Campbell in Cornaigmore on 4/12/2002.
Archie MacKinnon of Cornaigmore talks to Maggie Campbell in December 2002 about the construction of the Cornaig to Scarinish road in 1934, the Ruaig to Caoles road in 1942, the Cornaigmore to Balevullin road in 1946, the Vaul road in 1948, quarrying, the mainland construction companies; a fatal accident on the Caoles road; laying stable floors; his work as a hammer man at the Croish and Vaul smiddies; the hospitality of the Vaul ladies. Èairdsidh ’Ic Fhionghain a Còrnaig Mhòr a bruidhinn ri Magaidh Chaimbeul anns an Dùbhlachd 2002 mun togail an rathaid Chòrnaig gu Sgairinis ann an 1934, rathad Ruiag gu ’n Chaolas ann an1942, rathad Chòrnaig Mhòr gu Baile Mhuilinn ann an 1946, luchd oibreach tìr mòr, tubaist bas mhòr air rathad Chaolais, a’ leagail ùrlar cloiche, obair na fear-bualaidh uird anns na Chrois agus Bhalla, caoimheachas boireannaich Bhalla.
